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Our Profession and Other Poems ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠙⠑⠉⠑⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠏⠁⠥⠎⠑⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀⠚⠥⠙⠛⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠎⠕⠀
⠺⠊⠎⠑⠇⠽⠀⠃⠁⠇⠁⠝⠉⠑⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠙⠕⠝⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠁⠧⠕⠊⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠙⠊⠎⠉⠗⠑⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠎⠕⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀
⠗⠥⠝⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠕⠋⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠑⠁⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠇⠑⠁⠙⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠧⠊⠉⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀
⠺⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠗⠑⠉⠅⠕⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠗⠁⠇
⠀⠎⠞⠕⠉⠅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠕⠋⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠕⠗⠀⠺⠕⠍⠁⠝⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠥⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠓⠑⠁⠗⠞
⠀⠃⠑⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠋⠗⠁⠊⠇⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠓⠕⠝⠑⠎⠞⠇⠽⠀⠓⠑⠄⠎⠀⠎⠞⠗⠊⠧⠑⠝⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠕⠄⠀⠕⠋⠞⠀⠁⠀
⠃⠗⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠄⠎⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠎⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠋⠁⠊⠇⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀
⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠛⠊⠧⠑⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠍⠊⠝⠙⠀
⠠⠠⠁⠺⠁⠅⠑⠝⠑⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠁⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠽⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠁⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠋⠇⠑⠑⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠕⠕⠞⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠑⠁⠅⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀
⠗⠑⠁⠉⠓⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠃⠕⠥⠝⠙⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠁⠇⠀
⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠙⠑⠧⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠗⠕⠥⠞⠑⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠃⠇⠑⠍⠎⠀⠕⠋
⠀⠎⠉⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠥⠇⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠁⠛⠑⠎
⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠽⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠎⠞⠀
⠧⠊⠉⠞⠄⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠄⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀
⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠺⠕⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠙⠁⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠠⠞⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀
⠞⠗⠁⠍⠏⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠝⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠕⠋⠀⠋⠑⠑⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀

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